Joplin minor league team's name to be announced April 21

(From the City of Joplin)

 After a lengthy “Name the Team” contest that saw participation from fans across the country, and a unique logo design process; Joplin professional baseball will finally have a team name to call its own. At 2pm on April 21st at Buffalo Wild Wings (430 Geneva Avenue) the team’s ownership group will be on hand to make the announcement.

"We are excited to finally announce our team name to our fans, we are very mindful to the fact that it has been a lengthy process and thank our fans for sticking with us throughout,” said general manager Shawn Suarez. “We hope that this new team name and logo will be something this community can rally around and take a sense of pride in.”

“The support and experience from our sponsors such as Zimmer Radio Group and Buffalo Wild Wings during this process has been nothing short of first-class,” said Executive Vice-President Matt LaBranche. “We look forward to taking this next step in bringing professional baseball back to the four-states community.”

Members of the media, as well as, fans of the team are invited to attend this special announcement. Attendees will also have the opportunity to get a first-look at the team’s new logo design and color scheme.